Ghana has accepted the need for a single Corporate Governance Code that harmonises all existing sector codes and regulations benchmarked to international best practices, Chairman of the African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN), Rockson Dogbegah, has disclosed. Mr. Dogbegah, who is also the President of the IoD-Ghana, said the draft of...
The Volta River Authority under its Community Development Programme (CDP) Education Scheme, has awarded scholarships to 61 students from communities within the Authority's catchment area to study Sciences in various universities across the country. This seventh edition scholarship package worth GH₵800,000 will cover the payment of tuition and accommodation fees...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in partner with the Ghana Education Service (GES), have developed supplementary readers for schools to sensitise and educate the next generation on relevance of social security with intention to expand pensions coverage. The SSNIT is optimistic that the initiative, which seeks to...
The Ghana Digital Centre Limited (GDCL) and Zak Media Consult have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at harnessing the country’s digital potential to promote job creation and economic development. Speaking at the MoU signing ahead of the National Digital Jobs Forum scheduled for April 26, 2022, CEO of...
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Dr. Angela Lusigi, has urged policymakers and state actors, particularly in the trade sector, to empower small and medium-sized enterprises to take advantage of existing digital trade tools and infrastructure to make them ready and competitive to...
As part of efforts to increase financial literacy and financial inclusion, Databank has successfully hosted the 3rd edition of its annual media training to enhance the accuracy of coverage on financial reporting. The training which was held under the theme, ‘Curbing Investment Fraud: The Role of The Media’, took place...
The Head of Strategic Communications, Catherine Afeku, says that the National AfCFTA Coordinating Office’s strategy is to reach out directly to potential exporters through consistent engagements and stakeholder deliberations to enhance the capacity of Ghanaian women traders in the single continental market, and hand-hold local export businesses to equip...
Angela Mensah-Poku, Director of Digital and Commercial Operations at Vodafone Ghana, has urged young people who wish to excel in tech to blend hard and soft skills. Angela gave this advice at a thought-provoking discussion hosted by MEST Africa, as part of activities to mark the 2022 Women’s History Month. The...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says government envisages saving about GH¢3.5billion from its new expenditure cuts, as it aims to achieve the 2022 fiscal deficit target of 7.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). This follows a Cabinet retreat last Saturday to discuss immediate measures government wants to implement to alleviate...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced a reduction to margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre with effect from 1st April. This is intended to mitigate the impact of rising prices for petroleum products at the pump over the next three months. “These reductions...